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		<title>Class Schedule</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tai Chi Chuan classes are currently held Monday through Thursday at 12:15. Classes are 1 hour. There is also a class on Sunday at 11:45 for Push hands and Chi-gong. We will offer Cardio Karate classes on Tuesday and Thursday from 4:15 to 5:15 starting late July.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.prescotttaichi.com/2011/07/class-schedule/</link>
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		<title>New Introductory Class Offered!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Beginning May 10, there will be a new class offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:15pm &#8211; 1:15pm. This Introductory class is for people who are new to Tai Chi or have been practicing for under six months.  Basic principles and exercises will be covered in a way appropriate to a beginning level. Come try [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.prescotttaichi.com/2011/05/new-introductory-class-offered/</link>
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		<title>Class Location and Schedule</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tai Chi will be held at Yoga Shala 322 Gurley Street , Prescott.  Thank you for your on-going interest and support. Schedules can be seen below.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.prescotttaichi.com/2010/06/new-class-location-and-schedule/</link>
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		<title>Prescott Daily Courier &#8211; Alternative Therapies for Arthritis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[The following article appeared in the Prescott Daily Courier on Sunday, March 29, 2009] A new exercise program aimed at people with knee problems kicks off on April 6 at Prescott&#8217;s Center for Physical Excellence.  Its organizer, Cheryl Van Demark, says it fills a need in the quad-city area. &#8220;It&#8217;s taking all the pieces out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.prescotttaichi.com/2009/04/prescott-daily-courier-article/</link>
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		<title>Flowing with the changes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey everybody, we have moved around the corner and just up the street a little at 215 McCormick. I really appreciate the support of our Tai Chi group. We are fortunate to have such a nice facility to use to play Tai-Chi. This entire month I am going to be handing out cards good for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.prescotttaichi.com/2009/04/flowing-with-the-changes/</link>
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		<title>Techniques and Applications of Single Whip</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Single Whip is a beautiful posture familiar to all practitioners of Tai-Chi, for it's aesthetic value , its effectiveness martially and from it's health benefit.
As a martial arts technique it seems to have unlimited applications. The crane hand can be used to whip an attacking limb in a different direction while uprooting the attacker, the harder the punch, the more powerful  the force as it is returned to it's origin. Every action has an equal re-action. An interesting note about Tai-Chi as a health practice is that in order to maximize it's effectiveness the martial applications need to be understood.
There are many reasons for that. One is that where the Yi go's the Chi goes. In other words where your mind go's, the chi follows. Vividly imagining application of the technique increases our blood and chi circulation in a very powerful way. As we play our particular style of Tai-Chi it is imperative that the form be correct. " Miss by an inch and you miss by ten thousand miles". As we move through the form we are opening and closing energy gates and meridians. Knowing precisely how to stretch into each posture leads directly to it's health benefit.
Also practicing the forms we continuously peel back layer after layer of new techniques and their application. A deeper understanding of the postures and study of the Meridians and our nervous system leads us to a deeper direct comprehension of how and why Tai- chi works.
You may find an application and use it as your focus while you practice, but this does not mean that that is THE application for the posture only one of many possible techniques. Giving each posture and transition optimal focus and attention also creates a deeper state of mindfulness.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.prescotttaichi.com/2009/04/241/</link>
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		<title>A Pearl with Nine Holes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[   There are many cryptic sayings inside of the many versions of what have come collectively to be known as &#8220;The Tai-Chi Classics&#8221;. For the sake of quick clarification Taichichuan refers to the martial aspects of the Art. Tai-Chi refers predominantly to the healing side. Although this is true Tai-Chi has become a generic description [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.prescotttaichi.com/2009/03/a-pearl-with-nine-holes/</link>
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		<title>Western Minds Understanding Chinese theories</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We must as Westerners understand that there is a need to express the theories and philosophies of Tai-Chi in a way that is easy for the Western mind to comprehend. To understand Xin and Yi one must simply realize the clarity and wisdom that arises as a result of quieting the mind. For instance the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.prescotttaichi.com/2009/03/166/</link>
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		<title>Tai Chi gaining ground as exercise for the elderly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  Reuters &#8211; ABC News Mar 30, 2005 &#8211; By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) &#8211; A new take on the ancient martial art Tai Chi may offer a gentle way for even frail elderly adults to keep moving. The style, known as Tai Chi Fundamentals, combines the traditions of the Chinese practice along [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.prescotttaichi.com/2009/03/tai-chi-gaining-ground-as-exercise-for-the-elderly/</link>
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		<title>What Does T&#8217;ai Chi Want to Become? World Altering</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(by Bill Douglas, Founder of World Tai Chi &#38; Qigong Day,  Copyright 2005) &#8220;The great empires of the future will be empires of the mind.&#8221; Winston Churchill I see T&#8217;ai Chi as perhaps the most important aspect of humanity&#8217;s future. In fact, in June, Consumer Reports Magazine named Tai Chi the #1 exercise of 2000. [...]]]></description>
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